Land artist Michael
Grab creates astonishing towers and orbs of balanced rocks using
little more than patience and an astonishing sense of balance. Grab says the
art of stone balancing has been practiced by various cultures around the world
for centuries and that he personally finds the process of balancing to be
therapeutic and meditative.
Over the past few years of practicing rock balance, simple
curiosity has evolved into therapeutic ritual, ultimately nurturing meditative
presence, mental well-being, and artistry of design. Alongside the art, setting
rocks into balance has also become a way of showing appreciation, offering
thanksgiving, and inducing meditation. Through manipulation of gravitational
threads, the ancient stones become a poetic dance of form and energy, birth and
death, perfection and imperfection.
Almost all of the works you see here were completed this
fall in locations around Boulder, Colorado. You can see much more in his portfolio as well as
several videos of him working over on YouTube.
Credits: Colossal
